Black Adam Movie Review

With so many superhero movies coming out in the past decade, one has to be special to rest above the pack. And can one too many be a bad thing?

Marvel has shown it can generate hit after hit, with the climax blockbuster Endgame, it has surpassed it and whilst some of the follow on movies like Spiderman 3 has been successes, the others have been less well received. 

In the Marvel vs DC comics battle, DC comics seems to have come off a lot worse if you count box office receipts and Black Adam is one of the latest that try to swing things back towards DC.

Sadly, I doubt that it will, and even box office results indicate so. It seems that The Rock, who seems to guarantee a taking whenever he is in it, can't seem to excitement comic fans.

Considering how much effort has gone into the production of this movie, the plot seems so derivative. There are scenes and plots that are taken from other shows, even the motif on the back of Hawk's flight chair looks like something out of Thunderbirds?

James Bond aka Pierce Bronson is impressive and a scene stealer in his role and one wonders if he had been chosen as Dr Strange, he might have done well too, considering that he already has the pre-requisite side burns. But his role, the Hawk and the Atom Smasher all seem to be very similar to other characters in the Marvel Universe. And the Giant is just a bumbling chap who makes himself big. The Hawk seems like Falcon in the Marvel world, with much less likability. 

The plot of reviving a dormant superpower has vibes of Mummy, and the extra dose of one liners does not have the punch of good old Arnie, so whilst it remains a fast paced action movie good for a distraction for a couple of hours or so, it will not withstand repeated views. The music chosen is also hardly memorable. Sometimes the latest hits don't weather well. 

I'll say it's ok for rental and you can see if you really like it enough 

** I have no financial interest or other interests in any of the items / events I write about.